New in iOS 26 beta 5: Camera and Mail toggles, Apple Watch display leak, more

The fifth developer beta of iOS 26 has arrived, and it brings an additional setting for the Camera app, along with some hidden details about a future Apple Watch Ultra. Here's what's new.

Marko Zivkovic 10 months ago 2

Apple is trying to reinvent group audio chat with no cell or WiFi needed

Apple is developing technology that would allow any number of willing people in close proximity to start an audio chat, using only an iPhone and a headset like AirPods, with no WiFi or cell service needed.

David Schloss 1 year ago 19

How to transfer files when AirDrop isn't working

If you want to transfer an image or other file to someone on Apple devices nearby, AirDrop is usually the easiest way to go. Yet it sometimes just stops working for no obvious reason. For those situations, here are the best alternatives.

Charles Martin 2 years ago 5

China claims to have cracked AirDrop security to find senders' details

The state-backed Beijing Institute says it can now identify individuals sharing content over AirDrop.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 13

Hands on: All the new features in iOS 17 beta 2: AirDrop & fast Haptic Touch

Two weeks after the initial release, Apple has made the second developer beta of iOS 17 available to developers. Here are all the new changes and features.

Andrew O'Hara 2 years ago 9

Bomb threats made via AirDrop ground flight

A high school student is now facing the long arm of the law, after he used Apple's AirDrop to send a bomb threat to other passengers on an American Airlines flight.

Wesley Hilliard 3 years ago 10

Apple has its own social networking services, but won't call them that

After a few failed attempts at building wider social networks, Apple has hit upon a smaller-scale strategy that allows users to share items to the big social sites with ease, and on a more personal level as well.

Charles Martin 3 years ago 8

Canada condemns Apple's AirDrop changes affecting protestors in China

Canada's House of Commons has "condemned" Apple for seemingly aiding the Chinese government's crackdown on protesters by changing how AirDrop in iOS works.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 0

iOS 16.2 implements 10-minute AirDrop time limit globally

Apple's iOS 16.2 release will expand the 10-minute time limit it imposed on receiving shares from everyone with AirDrop in China, to every market it serves.

Andrew Orr 3 years ago 18

Apple plans to expand AirDrop time limit to customers worldwide

Apple's 10-minute AirDrop setting time limit that it is testing in China will eventually expand to every user.

Andrew Orr 3 years ago 21

Apple limits AirDrop in China, to cut use for protests

An unannounced change to AirDrop for users in China means Apple's iOS feature will no longer be as useful to protesters potentially sharing anti-government materials.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 0

AirDropped nudes nearly cancel Cabo flight

A Southwest Airlines pilot threatened to remove all passengers from a plane scheduled for Cabo after a passenger used the iPhone AirDrop feature to send naked pictures to others.

Amber Neely 3 years ago 23

Rittenhouse defense calls for mistrial because Apple Mail compressed a video

Apple technologies were again the center of attention at the ongoing Kyle Rittenhouse trial, with the defense seeking a mistrial Wednesday because attorneys with Android devices received a compressed video file from an iPhone.

AppleInsider Staff 4 years ago 0

Teen AirDrops images of airsoft gun to passengers on United flight, plane evacuated [u]

In what appears to be an ill-conceived prank, a teenager on a United Airlines flight out of San Francisco used Apple's AirDrop to send "inappropriate pictures" to fellow passengers, causing personnel to evacuate the plane.

Mikey Campbell 4 years ago 20

'Severe' AirDrop exploit could expose email and phone number in highly specific circumstances

Researchers have demonstrated a theoretical risk of AirDrop sharing an iPhone user's phone number and email address with strangers.

Will Shanklin 5 years ago 10

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